We don't know how many of you know Crete but for those you don't know this island is time to learn it, visit it and love it! It is the biggest and most populated island of Greece and it's located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea that separates the Aegean from the Libyan Sea. It has an important history with worth visiting archaeological sites. Also, it has beautiful beached and attractive nature. But that's not all Crete offers to its guests. The food that you eat in Crete is a food you won't forget.
In whole Greece, and especially in Crete, eating is a lifestyle, and any dinner can take throughout the evening or throughout the night. Great wine, great discussion and a touch of the powerful stuff 'Raki', all these are priceless ingredients to a great dinner in Crete such as the fresh products that Crete produce and the knowledge that Crete cookers have. All of the above together, make eating the Cretan way such a delightful and mysterious experience that we suggest each and everyone should have.

There are some specific products that make Crete famous for its cooking and we would like to inform you about.

The Cretan Olive
"Gold Liquid" or "Gift from the Gods" are some of the phrases that people in Crete use about olive. In Greece we use olive oil in every dinner preparation, it's one of the most important ingredients of Greek cooking and in Crete the production of Cretan Olive is excellent, thus, it's one of the best olives you can taste.

Thyme Honey of Crete
Crete is also famous for the delicious honey that produce and it's not only famous in Greece but worldwide because Cretan honey is exported to many countries. Crete's golden honey is a product that you should definitely taste.

Crete Wild Herbs
Taking a walk in the villages of Crete you will notice a wonderful scent of herbs all around. This happens because the mountains and hillsides are actually secured in thyme and their purple blooms, also, they have sage, rosemary, oregano and marjoram. Also, only in Crete you can find Dittany which is famous for its especial medicinal properties.

Fresh Vegetables and Fruit
Crete is famous for the production of vegetables and fruits. If you visit the market the majority of products are local, seasonal ,fresh and delicious. Crete started importing specific products only to satisfy the needs of visitors.

Fresh Fish
Like every island covered in water, there are a lot of fresh fish you can taste. Throughout the island you will see many fishermen in their boats catching fish, when a fisherman has finished the catching you can buy fresh fish from him. You can even try catching a fish because many tourists try and most of them succeed.

Raki or Tsikoudia
You cannot leave Crete if you haven't tasted raki or tsikoudia. It's their local drink , it's very strong and you must taste it if you want to have a true Cretan food experience . In Crete is their favorite drink, so they drink Raki before dinner, during dinner and after dinner.

Cretan Wine
For those you drink wine they will not be dissapointed in Crete because their local wine is excellent. It will please visitors that like red wine, white wine and rose wine. Most of the restaurants have their own local wines and we suggest you to try them.

As Tailored Myth, we advise you to take a trip to Crete and taste all these wonderful products and this amazing lifestyle that Cretan people have.